Connecticut western news., 1887-01-05
SENATOR LOGAN AT REST. Last Illness of the Patriot and
 Soldier.

WAsn1NarcS, Dec 26.-Gen. John A. Logan, eenlor United States Senator from Illinois, died at 2:55 o'clock this afternoon at his home at Clifton and Thirteenth streets. The imme- dlate cause of death was congestion of the brain, which was in turn due to very severe attnok of acute rheumatism and its accompa- nying fever
 Senator Logan had been confined to his house little more than fortnight, but his condition had not been regarded as really dah- gerous until two or three days ago, And to the great bulk of the people of Washington the announcement of his death came with as much of a shock Ns if it had followed an illness es only an hour.
 Major General John Alexander Logan, like most of tho men who have risen to exceptional positions of prpn,nchce in this country, began his life with little in prospect to indicate the brilliant career which was before him. He was native of Illinois, having been born neas what is now Murphysborough, Jackson County, on Feb 9, 1s26, so that he was approaching the close of his 61st year at the time of his death. He had but n limited education in hin youth, and in his 2Oth year enlisted ih the army to serve in the Mexican War. He was made lieutenant aad 5aYved during the war At its end he svturned to Illinois and com menced the study of law.
 Hc then fixed his residence at Benton, Franklin County, and in the fall of 1854 he was elected to the State Legislature, aftef having filled several minor postttcns.
 On November se, 1855 he was married in Shawncetowa to Miss Mary Cunningham, a young lady of refinement and large intelli- who could and did sympathize heartily in all her husbands political schemes, and to whose wlfely aid and encouragement much of Gen. Logans after success wes attributed by him. self.
 In lses he ~as elected Presidential Elector for the Ninth Congressional District casting hss yote for James Buchanan, and in the fall of that year he was again sent to the State Log- islaturo In 1858 he was sent to Congress, and was reelected in 1880 as a Douglas Democrat In the Presidential campatgM of that year he earnestly advocated the election of Stephen A. Douglas. At the breaking out Of the war he joined tho army and filled evely position from that of private, to MNjof General and Corps Commander After the war President Johnson appointed him Minister to Mexico, but he declined the mission and returned to Illinois, settling in Chicago, and returning to gressman at Large from Illinois as Repubii- can, and served as one of tho managers in the impeachment trial of President Johnson. He also served as Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, Ho was elected Senator in 1871 and again in 1879.
 At the Republican National Conventioh of 1884, in Chicago Gen. Logens friends urged his claims for the Presidency, and hs was a leading candidate for the nomination, receiv- ing 63, ,s Votes on the first ballot. When Mr. Blaine was nominated Senator Logan's friends telegraphed him in Washington, asking him if he would accept the second place on the ticket He did so. Last year he was reelected to the Senate after a long struggle in the Illinois Legislature, and his term, had he lived, would have expired in 1891.